Pearl S. Buck Elementary
March 15, 2019
Upcoming Dates
School Closed:
April 15-19 - Spring Break
May 21 - Act 80
May 27 - Memorial Day
Upcoming Events:
TONIGHT! - Variety Show at Maple Point Middle School Auditorium, 7:00 PM-8:30 PM
March 25 - District Junior Honors Concert, 7 PM at Carl Sandburg MS
April 5 - Sock Hop at Maple Point Cafeteria 6:30-8:30. (Ticketed event)
April 11 - Art Show, 6-8 PM
April 23-25 ELA PSSA (Grades 3&4)
April 26 - Race for Education
April 29-30 Math PSSA (Grades 3&4)
April 30 - 4th Grade Chorus Sings at Trenton Thunder. 7:05 game. (Ticketed event)
April 30 - STEAM Expo at Neshaminy High School
May 1-2 - Science PSSA (Grade 4)
May 16 - Music concert at MPMS. 7 PM.
May 31 - Field Day
Every Friday! Buck Spirit Days. Wear your Pearl Buck spirit shirt, or red and blue.
~ "The Neshaminy community builds futures by empowering each child to become a productive citizen and a lifelong learner." ~
Pearl Buck 3rd Grade Students Presented at School Board Meeting
Ariana Lenihan
Gianna Conturso
Harish Lakshmanan
Berkley Brenner
William Edwards
Jillian Adams
Kara Sullivan
Kyle Rugg
Emily Schumacher
Walter Strouse
Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner!!
Help our PTO by ordering food from
Wings to Go
ALL DAY—Thursday, March 21st
Mention Pearl Buck PTO when you dine in, take out, or get delivery
Wings to Go
513 S Oxford Valley Rd
Fairless Hills, PA
(in Queen Anne Plaza)
Menu: wingstogo.net
Call: 215-946-9995
20% of profits will be donated to the Pearl Buck PTO.
Leprechaun Traps and Engineering Design
Sock Hop Tickets on Sale 3/25 and 3/26
The Sock Hop will occur on Friday, April 5th, 6:30-8:30 PM, in the Maple Point Cafeteria.
Pearl Buck Staff to face-off against the Wizards!
For the first time, our Superintendent, Mr. Jones, will be playing!
The Pearl Buck Staff participating in this fun event are:
Amanda Arner
Cara Buttari
Robert Crozier
Brian Kern
Kylene Morecz
The participating Pearl Buck staff members make up 25% of the Dream Team! We hope to see you at the game!
4th Grade Baby Pictures Needed
2018-19 Yearbook Information
Yearbook orders will be accepted through April 1st. Orders may be submitted with the order form sent home last week (checks payable to Pearl Buck PTO) or can be purchased online at www.schoolannual.com (click "buy your student's yearbook" then enter the school name, city and state).
Questions? Please contact Tina Conturso at tmconturso1995@gmail.com.
Volunteer Clearances
PTO Board Member Maureen Krom is offering free Notary services for any Buck parent who may need to have volunteer forms notarized. You can contact Mrs. Krom at maureen_krom@comcast.net.
Positive Parenting Workshop: Less Worrying, More Connecting
Neshaminy School District has scheduled Katherine Dahlsgaard, PhD, ABPP, Clinical Director of the Anxiety Behaviors Clinic and the Picky Eaters Clinic, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Dahlsgaard specializes in behavioral and cognitive psychology. She will offer coping
and intervention tips for parents and guardians of school-age children to reduce anxiety,
increase communication and improve overall mental health.
Please join us!
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 6:30-8 pm
Free admission
Maple Point Middle School Auditorium
2250 Langhorne-Yardley Road, Langhorne PA
Diversity Display
If you would be interested in contributing to the Diversity Display in our front lobby, please sign up below under the month that works best for you. Please contact Mrs. McGuigan at kmcguigan@neshaminy.org with any questions, or to arrange a time to deliver items.
We hope you'll consider supporting our display throughout the year!
Be Allergy Aware!
Due to varied allergy and dietary needs, please contact your child's teacher before sending in food or other items intended to be distributed to students in a classroom (e.g. birthday celebrations, class parties). Students should not share food at any time during school - even with a close friend. A seemingly harmless food item may unexpectedly contain allergens, or interact with other medical conditions. Depending on the health needs within a classroom, teachers may choose to avoid food-oriented experiences altogether. Please consider non-food treats as an alternative. Speak directly with your child's teacher. Do not send in any items until the teacher has responded and confirmed the appropriateness of your request. Thanks!
Did you know?....
A Few Things You Might Not Know About St. Patrick’s Day
1. We Should Really Wear Blue
Saint Patrick himself would have to deal with pinching on his feast day. His color was “Saint Patrick’s blue,” a light shade. The color green only became associated with the big day after it was linked to the Irish independence movement in the late 18th century.
2. Saint Patrick Was British
Although he made his mark by introducing Christianity to Ireland in the year 432, Patrick wasn’t Irish himself. He was born to Roman parents in Scotland or Wales in the late fourth century.
3. The Irish Take Saint Patrick’s Day Seriously
It’s a national holiday in both Ireland and Northern Ireland.
4. So Do New Yorkers
New York City’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade is one of the world’s largest parades. Since 1762, 250,000 marchers have traipsed up Fifth Avenue on foot – the parade still doesn’t allow floats, cars, or other modern trappings.
5. Chicago Feels Lucky, Too
New York may have more manpower, but Chicago has a spectacle all its own. The city has been celebrating Saint Patrick by dumping green dye into the Chicago River since 1962. It takes 40 tons of dye to get the river to a suitably festive shade!